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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Rosemary Aioli

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...I love a really good sandwich and over the years I've learned that a little extra effort can take a good sandwich and make it great. The best of sandwiches start with good bread and a wonderfully flavorful spread to bind the bread and filling to each other. Good bread is no longer a problem as sources for it abound, but it's a different story when it comes to sandwich spreads. While there are good commercial spreads available, they make adequate, not great sandwiches. Years ago Julia Child and her contemporaries developed recipes for blender mayonnaise. That changed the way I made sandwiches. Those early recipes have long since been retired, but I still use the blender to make a highly flavored aioli that will make your socks go up and down. I use this particular spread for roast beef and roast pork sandwiches. It is also wonderful with leftover chicken. While this is an extremely easy recipe, when you are pressed for time rosemary and garlic can be added to commercial mayonnaise for somewhat comparable results. I hope you will try this. It will make your sandwiches truly exceptional. Here's the recipe .

Directions:1) To make mayonnaise: Place egg yolk, mustard, vinegar, salt and pepper in jar of an electric blender. Blend for 30 seconds. Combine olive and vegetable oil in a 1-cup measure. With motor running, slowly add 1/4 cup oil in a slow stream, blending until mixture is smooth and begins to thicken. With blender running, add remainder of oil in a steady stream.2) To make aioli: Place 1 cup mayonnaise in a bowl. Add garlic, rosemary, pepper and salt. Mix well. Store in refrigerator. Yield: 1-1/4 cups.

Cook's Note: Tarragon can be substituted for rosemary if you prefer a tarragon flavored aioli.

Good dear Julia, she was such a beacon of good food, so much we take for granted today. I remember the days when a dried baguette by Vie de France was the most exciting "fresh" bread at the Safeway in Washington, DC!

Ooo I am going to make that today. how delicious it sounds- I grow my own rosemary too. I have a craving for a good roast beef sandwich after reading that! Thanks Mary, have a wonderful day, God bless x

ooh... delicious! Emmalene and I both made a safron aioli recently but the rosemary one sounds exceptional... I will make it this weekend... oh and I need a good recipe for Pizza dough if anyone has one!

Great aioli with the addition of the rosemary. I've only ever made garlic aioli. This sounds great for roast pork sandwiches, and I just happen to have some sliced roast pork in the fridge. Yay!Thanks.

Mary...thank you so much for this recipe which I'll certainly have to add to a growing selective list of spreads which I love to have on hand.I truly do not remember when I had the last commercial spread...I enjoy the homemade kind way more ;o)Have a fabulous day and flavourful wishes, Claudia

Do you think this was taste good with some tomatoes on a sandwich? We've got tons of tomatoes popping up in our garden, and I'm always looking for new ideas, instead of the same old mayo and tomato sandwich, albeit those are still pretty delicious! :)

STOP IT! I can't possibly keep up with making all the things I want to make from your blog as each and every day you have something new that looks absolutely brilliant and I go to the store, make it thinking that will be the last this week, and then there is another something. Like this one. Could you possibly go on vacation a month so I can catch up? Thank you. Seriously, love your blog & am stealing from it right and left.

I just recently discovered how easy it was to make my own mayo. Your rosemary and garlic additions sound like something I'll have to try. With those two flavors together, I'll bet it's good on just about anything! Thanks for sharing.

Mary, it looks delicious! I have never made aioli but after you have made it sound so delicious, I have printed the recipe and will try it soon. I bet it's great on a grilled burger. Thanks for the recipe and you have a wonderful day!

Thanks for sharing this idea. I haven't been using mayo but recently have been putting a tiny tiny spot (1/8th of a teaspoon) on my tomato, lettuce sandwhich. So I wouldn't make up some, however the addition of rosemary I can do!

Hi Mary, your rosemary aioli looks good, what a delicious way to flavor it, I could think of a few ways I would like to serve this, I know it's bad but I would like to dip a few french fries in your aioli, yum!

Thank you for visiting my blog and for the kind words. I returned the visit and I've got to say your blog is a feast for the eyes. I'll definitely try your recipe for the aioli--it looks and sounds delicious!

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